Alex Courtes

Alex Courtès is a French artist and director of music videos and features.

Career After studying at Penninghen, he began his career by creating album artwork for French house musicians, such as Cassius, Daft Punk, and Air. He also designed Daft Punk's iconic helmets.

In 1999, he directed a music video for the duo Cassius and international artists such as Phoenix, Kylie Minogue, Sébastien Tellier, Jamiroquai, Franz Ferdinand, Justice, Kasabian and The White Stripes.

Filmography Fiction 2015- Au service de la France – Série Arte 2012- Les Infidèles - segments "Bernard", "Thibault", "Simon" et "Les Infidèles Anonymes" 2011- The Incident

Music videos 2018 - Sean Paul & Major Lazer - Tip Pon It 2017 - Justice - Pleasure (Live) 2017 - Cassius ft Cat Power & Pharrell Williams – Go Up 2014 - Kasabian - Bumblebeee 2013 - Jackson and His Computer Band - Dead Living Things 2012 - Willy Moon - Yeah Yeah 2012 - Sébastien Tellier - Cochon Ville 2012 - Justice - On'n'On 2009 - Alice in Chains - Check My Brain 2009 - U2 - Magnificent 2009 - U2 - Get on Your Boots 2008 - Kaiser Chiefs - Good Days Bad Days 2008 - Snow Patrol - Take Back the City 2006 - Kasabian - Shoot the Runner 2005 - Kylie Minogue - Giving You Up 2005 - Wolfmother - Woman 2005 - Jamiroquai - (Don't) Give Hate a Chance 2005 - U2 - City of Blinding Lights 2004 - U2 - Vertigo 2003 - Jane's Addiction - Just Because 2003 - The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army 2002 - Cassius - I am a Woman 2002 - Cassius - Sound of violence 2001 - Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better 2001 - Air - Radio Number 1 1999 - Cassius - Cassius 99

Commercial 2019 Smart Energy GB - I Want 2016- Puma – Work, Win & Celebrate 2016- France television – Les Jeux Olympiques Rio 2016 2015- Lexus – Flow 2015- Paco Rabanne - 1 million 2015- Paco Rabanne - Olympea 2014- Paco Rabanne - Lady Million 2014- Carolina Herrera - 212 2013- Paco Rabanne - Invictus 2013- Peugeot – 208 GTI 2013- Adidas - Unite all originals

Recognition In 2005, Courtès won a Grammy Award for "Vertigo" by U2. In 2013, his Willy Moon video won the best pop video award at UK MVA. He was also nominated at D&AD.

In 2015, Courtès directed the first season of a TV show about the French secret service in the 1960s, Au service de la France and he was developing a feature thriller film.

In 2017, he directed music video "Go Up" for Cassius in teamwork with Pharrell Williams and Cat Power.

Nominations On’n’On, Justice UK Video Music Awards 2012 | Best International Pop Video Cochon Ville, Sebastien Tellier UK Video Music Awards 2012 | Best Pop Video Budget

Awards Yeah Yeah, Willy Moon UK Video Music Awards 2013 | Best Pop Video Dead Living Things, Jackson & His Computer Band Art Directors Club 2013 • In Book | Music Video Cochon Ville, Sebastien Tellier Art Directors Club 2012 • In Book | Music Video